Primary school completion rate - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Primary school completion rate, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 118 countries was 92.48 percent. The highest value was in Gibraltar: 131.67 percent and the lowest value was in Chad: 43.53 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Primary school completion rate, 2021 Global rank Available data
Gibraltar 131.67 1 2016 - 2022
Bangladesh 120.08 2 1976 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 115.72 3 2003 - 2021
Belize 112.93 4 1992 - 2022
Fiji 112.4 5 1972 - 2022
Tonga 111.88 6 1977 - 2022
Turkmenistan 110.15 7 2021 - 2022
Liechtenstein 106.78 8 2003 - 2021
Moldova 106.4 9 2000 - 2022
Argentina 105.48 10 1970 - 2021
Portugal 104.02 11 1972 - 2021
Hong Kong 103.45 12 1980 - 2022
Turkey 103.44 13 1984 - 2021
Indonesia 103.38 14 1972 - 2022
Lithuania 103.09 15 1995 - 2021
Mexico 102.82 16 1975 - 2021
Peru 102.25 17 1970 - 2022
USA 101.09 18 2017 - 2021
Malaysia 101.08 19 1974 - 2022
Germany 100.97 20 1993 - 2021
Nepal 100.76 21 1988 - 2022
Armenia 100.63 22 1994 - 2022
Singapore 100.56 23 2016 - 2021
Uruguay 100.5 24 1970 - 2021
Samoa 100.45 25 1994 - 2022
Morocco 100.3 26 1971 - 2022
Barbados 100.24 27 1999 - 2022
Thailand 99.99 28 1975 - 2022
Cyprus 99.98 29 2000 - 2021
Uzbekistan 99.87 30 1995 - 2022
Austria 99.82 31 1971 - 2021
Sweden 99.82 32 1971 - 2021
Algeria 99.75 33 1972 - 2022
Denmark 99.68 34 1971 - 2021
Finland 99.28 35 1987 - 2021
Chile 99.22 36 1970 - 2021
Norway 99.2 37 1971 - 2021
Colombia 99.19 38 1970 - 2021
Spain 99.17 39 1981 - 2021
San Marino 99.14 40 1971 - 2022
Costa Rica 99.08 41 1970 - 2021
UK 98.94 42 2015 - 2021
Greece 98.86 43 1971 - 2021
Mauritius 98.82 44 1983 - 2021
Tuvalu 98.7 45 1990 - 2022
Sri Lanka 98.56 46 1970 - 2021
Iceland 98.53 47 1998 - 2021
South Korea 98.48 48 1971 - 2021
Malta 98.47 49 1971 - 2021
Palau 98.42 50 2000 - 2021
Czechia 98.36 51 1993 - 2021
Ireland 98.35 52 1992 - 2021
Italy 98.24 53 1971 - 2021
Estonia 98.23 54 1995 - 2021
Albania 98.22 55 1996 - 2022
Latvia 98.07 56 1995 - 2021
Egypt 97.47 57 1971 - 2021
Serbia 97.3 58 2007 - 2022
Montenegro 97.29 59 2011 - 2022
Slovenia 97.18 60 1993 - 2021
Tunisia 97.17 61 1971 - 2021
South Africa 97.01 62 1991 - 2021
Kazakhstan 97 63 1994 - 2022
Azerbaijan 96.56 64 2000 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 96.32 65 1995 - 2022
Ecuador 95.69 66 1971 - 2022
Switzerland 95.48 67 1977 - 2021
Sierra Leone 95.44 68 1978 - 2021
Vanuatu 95.29 69 1992 - 2022
Palestine 94.92 70 1995 - 2022
Panama 94.78 71 1970 - 2021
Israel 94.71 72 2002 - 2021
Cambodia 94.66 73 1997 - 2022
Hungary 94.29 74 1971 - 2021
Croatia 94.21 75 1994 - 2021
Belarus 93.54 76 1971 - 2022
Seychelles 93.19 77 1970 - 2022
Slovakia 92.15 78 1992 - 2021
Philippines 91.1 79 1981 - 2022
North Macedonia 90.88 80 1993 - 2021
Mongolia 90.74 81 1978 - 2022
Bhutan 90.59 82 1976 - 2022
Laos 90.18 83 1988 - 2022
Bulgaria 89.52 84 1971 - 2021
Ukraine 89.29 85 1971 - 2021
Macao 89.17 86 1990 - 2022
Romania 88.93 87 1990 - 2021
Togo 88.91 88 1971 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 88.82 89 2010 - 2022
Georgia 88.8 90 1995 - 2022
Oman 88.51 91 1974 - 2022
Guatemala 88.5 92 1970 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 87.98 93 1971 - 2022
Rwanda 87.83 94 1971 - 2022
Malawi 86.57 95 1974 - 2021
Zimbabwe 86.1 96 1984 - 2021
Dominica 85.66 97 1988 - 2021
Micronesia 84.94 98 2013 - 2022
DR Congo 82.65 99 1971 - 2021
Suriname 76.87 100 1976 - 2021
Luxembourg 76.81 101 1975 - 2021
Gambia 74.41 102 1971 - 2022
Ivory Coast 73.71 103 1973 - 2022
Tanzania 72.57 104 1971 - 2022
Benin 70.79 105 1971 - 2022
Cameroon 68.73 106 1973 - 2022
Pakistan 68.23 107 2005 - 2021
Ethiopia 64.88 108 1982 - 2022
Burkina Faso 63.84 109 1971 - 2022
Senegal 63.56 110 1971 - 2022
Guinea 63.18 111 1977 - 2021
Madagascar 63.17 112 1971 - 2022
Andorra 62.07 113 2002 - 2021
Niger 57.56 114 1971 - 2021
Syria 55.75 115 1971 - 2022
Djibouti 53.39 116 1972 - 2022
Burundi 49.05 117 1971 - 2022
Chad 43.53 118 1971 - 2021



Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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1. Gibraltar
2. Bangladesh
3. St. Vincent & ...
4. Belize
5. Fiji
6. Tonga
7. Turkmenistan
8. Liechtenstein
9. Moldova
10. Argentina
11. Portugal
12. Hong Kong
13. Turkey
14. Indonesia
15. Lithuania
16. Mexico
17. Peru
18. USA
19. Malaysia
20. Germany
21. Nepal
22. Armenia
23. Singapore
24. Uruguay
25. Samoa
26. Morocco
27. Barbados
28. Thailand
29. Cyprus
30. Uzbekistan
31. Austria
32. Sweden
33. Algeria
34. Denmark
35. Finland
36. Chile
37. Norway
38. Colombia
39. Spain
40. San Marino
41. Costa Rica
42. UK
43. Greece
44. Mauritius
45. Tuvalu
46. Sri Lanka
47. Iceland
48. South Korea
49. Malta
50. Palau
51. Czechia
52. Ireland
53. Italy
54. Estonia
55. Albania
56. Latvia
57. Egypt
58. Serbia
59. Montenegro
60. Slovenia
61. Tunisia
62. South Africa
63. Kazakhstan
64. Azerbaijan
65. Kyrgyzstan
66. Ecuador
67. Switzerland
68. Sierra Leone
69. Vanuatu
70. Palestine
71. Panama
72. Israel
73. Cambodia
74. Hungary
75. Croatia
76. Belarus
77. Seychelles
78. Slovakia
79. Philippines
80. North Macedonia
81. Mongolia
82. Bhutan
83. Laos
84. Bulgaria
85. Ukraine
86. Macao
87. Romania
88. Togo
89. Bosnia & Herz.
90. Georgia
91. Oman
92. Guatemala
93. Domin. Rep.
94. Rwanda
95. Malawi
96. Zimbabwe
97. Dominica
98. Micronesia
99. DR Congo
100. Suriname
101. Luxembourg
102. Gambia
103. Ivory Coast
104. Tanzania
105. Benin
106. Cameroon
107. Pakistan
108. Ethiopia
109. Burkina Faso
110. Senegal
111. Guinea
112. Madagascar
113. Andorra
114. Niger
115. Syria
116. Djibouti
117. Burundi
118. Chad
131.67
120.08
115.72
112.93
112.40
111.88
110.15
106.78
106.40
105.48
104.02
103.45
103.44
103.38
103.09
102.82
102.25
101.09
101.08
100.97
100.76
100.63
100.56
100.50
100.45
100.30
100.24
99.99
99.98
99.87
99.82
99.82
99.75
99.68
99.28
99.22
99.20
99.19
99.17
99.14
99.08
98.94
98.86
98.82
98.70
98.56
98.53
98.48
98.47
98.42
98.36
98.35
98.24
98.23
98.22
98.07
97.47
97.30
97.29
97.18
97.17
97.01
97.00
96.56
96.32
95.69
95.48
95.44
95.29
94.92
94.78
94.71
94.66
94.29
94.21
93.54
93.19
92.15
91.10
90.88
90.74
90.59
90.18
89.52
89.29
89.17
88.93
88.91
88.82
88.80
88.51
88.50
87.98
87.83
86.57
86.10
85.66
84.94
82.65
76.87
76.81
74.41
73.71
72.57
70.79
68.73
68.23
64.88
63.84
63.56
63.18
63.17
62.07
57.56
55.75
53.39
49.05
43.53
0
32.9
65.8
98.8
131.67


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